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Thursday and Friday mornings, I have cafeteria duty at my elementary school. I always smile when our younger students come through the breakfast line. Their heads are at the level of the serving racks, so they have to hold their hands up to get their trays of food. I have to help them or we will have pancakes and syrup everywhere.

Educators have always had the responsibility to stand up to hate and bias—but it's more necessary now than ever.

When this teacher saw how devastated her feminist student group was by the 2016 election, she decided to do something to make them proud. She decided to march.

Antisemitism is alive and well in the United States, and its proponents feel emboldened. The antidote? Anti-bias education.

During spring break, I was reminded of what a huge impact a small decision can make. I caught up on information about two former students: Richard and Patrick. They were quite similar when I had them as eighth-graders nearly four years ago. Both were over-age (16 years old) and received special education services. Both got into trouble regularly and were suspended multiple times. However, due mostly to a couple of seemingly small decisions, their lives changed in vastly different ways.

Nearly 14 million children live in low-income or poor families in the United States. One of those was Devin. He had been in my English class during my first year teaching. His uniform was old and faded. He (like 95 percent of the school) was eligible for free or reduced lunch. He didn’t have much in the way of supplies. It was unclear if he really didn’t have the materials, or if he simply didn’t care.

It can be difficult for gender-non-conforming students to navigate school—but there are things you can do to help.

An LGBT student’s gratitude reminded this instructor to include diverse voices in her teaching all year.

A Florida suicide raises sobering questions about how to stop bullying.

This teacher asked herself, “What do I need to know to better support this student?” The answer led to more questions.